Neuroscience Specialization
There are two primary Ph.D. training tracks or specializations in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences cluster : Cognition and Perception, and Neuroscience.
In addition to pursuing a Ph.D. in the Psychology Department, graduate students can also join the interdisciplinary Temple Neuroscience Program which includes faculty from Biology, Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, or Psychology Departments. For more information please see http://www.temple.edu/neuroscience/
In the Neuroscience specialization, faculty research interests include: The pre and post synaptic molecular substrates of long-lasting memories; pre clinical (animal) psychopharmacological studies of drugs and molecular targets of drugs affecting learning and memory; the functioning of learning and memory in normal and clinical populations (including patients with circumscribed lesions and patients with neurodegenerative diseases).
For further information or questions concerning the BCS Cluster contact:
Dr. Tom Gould
Director, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Email: tgould@temple.edu | FOR A GRADUATE APPLICATION CLICK HERE